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     Mr. Johnson was very timid (胆小的). He had   1   been up in a plane before and he had read a lot about air 

  2   (撞毁), so one day when a friend o   3   to take him for a ride in his own small plane, Mr. Johnson was

very worried about the accepting. F   4   , however, his friend p   5   him that it was very safe, and Mr. John

son boarded the plane. His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the   6  . Mr. Johnson

had heard that the most d   7   part of a flight was the take-off and the   8   (着陆), so he was extremely

frightened and closed his eyes. After a minute or two he   9   them again, looked out of the window of the

plane, and said to his friend," Look at those people down there. They  10  as small as ants, don't they?" "Those

are ants," answered his friend."We're still on the ground."